Demon is a term we most often refer to as being minions of Satan, those who do his dirty work. They are believed to be fallen angels who joined Lucifer in the rebellion to overtake heaven and Almighty God’s kingdom. Demons do a lot of dirty work but sometimes the term demon is referred to as “struggles” we deal with when we are trying to do good. These struggles prevent us from accomplishing our goal to do good.
When people do bad things, they sometimes say, “It wasn’t me, the devil made me do it”. This is a good way to avoid taking responsibility for wrongs committed. It is a way to deflect responsibility of one’s bad behavior. It is a way of avoiding self; “It wasn’t me”.
With pride, oneself is the central figure of everything; It’s all about me, “What about me?”. The avoidance of responsibility is NOT what we are talking about when we call pride a demon, something evil. Avoiding responsibility is NOT avoiding pride. Taking responsibility is often the right thing to do.
Evil pride is pride that seeks to draw attention to oneself for the purpose of elevating oneself. The sin of Adam and Eve was seeking to be equal to God so they could live life independent of God, not needing Him. Lucifer and a third of the angels rebelled against God because Lucifer desired to be equal to God (Isaiah 14:13,14). In both these cases, the created ones were seeking to be EQUAL to God, not necessarily greater than God. Nevertheless, they were attempting to elevate themselves, that is evil pride.
Pride is the greatest demon that haunts, and it is the most common demon we deal with.
Pride is also the most subtle demon. It is difficult to recognize. God created humans to be in His image. We were created by Him to enjoy His Creation and His Fellowship. He is the Most High God. When we read our bibles, we find there is only one Most High God who is referred to as Yahweh. Before Jesus was born in Bethlehem an angel appeared unto Mary telling Jesus would be the son of the Most High God. There is no one or nothing higher, more sovereign than Him.
Sinning is “missing the mark”. When Almighty God is not our focus or we are not “hitting the bullseye” we are missing the mark because the focus of our attention is even the slightest bit off. Jesus, our Lord, Messiah and example ALWAYS deferred to his father, the Most High God.
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